I was leaving a comment on Sis. Smith's blog, testifying of what He did for me last night, and I was almost going to let the day go by without saying a word about it.
Basically, yesterday I had a bad headache. It hadn't reached the point of being just absolutely unbearable yet, but I could tell it was quickly headed in that direction. But the Lord had prompted me to fast, and I wanted to obey Him and follow through. Fasting is SOOOO HARD with a headache! But God is faithful. So by the grace of God, He helped me grab ahold of every ounce of faith I could muster, and I prayed, "Lord, you know you have led me into this fast, and I want to be faithful to obey what You have required of me. Please take away the pain, and increase my faith to trust you wholeheartedly, no matter how badly it hurts." I fell asleep, reminding myself of the Lord's faithfulness, and reaffirming my trust in Him. And this morning, I woke up bright and early, ready to face the day, TOTALLY PAIN-FREE!
I have come to realize that if we can't trust the Lord, then who CAN we trust? For my own life, I have felt for some time that the Lord is calling me to a deeper level of trust in Him. And I know I'm not the only one. I'm talking about a level of trust where even in pain, we wait on deliverance from the Lord. And if it doesn't come and we happen to die in the process, trusting that awaking in His arms in heaven was His will. My friends, times are not getting any easier, and there WILL come a day when the world's methods will only be available in exchange for our souls. It is in our best interest to allow our walk with the Lord to reach a level where our confidence is ONLY in Him. We have to get there.
WE HAVE TO GET THERE!!!!!
Now that I'm off my soapbox...
Please remember the TN Youth Convention in your prayers this weekend. The theme is "I Am Determined to Hold Out till the End." I can't really explain it, but I feel way down deep on the inside that this Youth Convention is going to be one of the most explosive one we've seen. So pray for us. As many from other states have expressed, we desperately need a move of the Holy Ghost in our midst.
Anyway - until next time. Enjoy your weekend!
*Shanna*
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2 comments:
Enjoyed your soapbox message on trust. SO TRUE! I, too, believe the Lord is taking us to a deeper level of trust. "I will trust You, Lord, when I'm blind with pain; You were God before and You will NEVER change! I will trust You, Lord!" I know you won't see this comment until it's all over, but I'm praying for your part on program tomorrow.
Hey, you did a really great job this weekend! And it was fantastic seeing you!
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